Greater Donghua Fashion Week｜“CUORI”1stInternational Student Fashion Design Competition held at DHU
On April 20, “CUORI”1st International Student Fashion Design Competition was held at Donghua University. Vice President Liu Chunhong and He Xiangmin, Vice President & Secretary General of China Association for International Education (CAFSA) attended the final and acted as presenters. Other attendees include officials from Moi University, Consulate General of Laos, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Uruguay, Thailand, Netherlands, Finland, Colombia and Vietnam in Shanghai, international institutes from other colleges and universities, Cuori Electrical Appliances (Group) Co., Ltd., Lianhua International Insurance Brokers Co., Ltd., International Cultural Exchange School and Shanghai International College of Fashion and Innovation of Donghua University.
Liu Chunhong extended a warm welcome to the guests. “Art is an effective carrier of cultural exchange and this competition serves as a platform for international students to show their fashion design,” She said, “their works and even self-created brands fully combine Chinese and foreign elements, which will undoubtedly become the engine to lead the fashion trend as well as the bridge to establish friendships between countries along the route of ‘One Belt One Road’.”
Co-hosted by Donghua University and China Association for International Education (CAFSA), this is the first fashion design competition oriented at international students. 33 sets of fashion works designed by international students from 26 foreign countries studying in 19 domestic universities entered the final. Based on the theme of “Silk Road·Fulfill the Dream,” participants blend Chinese cultural elements and foreign elements to create various styles of works. Finally, Wind of Asia designed by Tasia, Kazakhstan student from DHU, won the gold award; Wu Wanwan, Bolivian student from Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, South Korean students Wu Suzhen and Han Zhixiu (group) from Zhejiang Sci-Tech University and Hispanic student Alfonso from Shanghai International College of Fashion and Innovation won the silver award; 10 participants, including Malaysian student Zheng Yuting and Fiji student Bai Jie from DHU as well as Kazakhstan students Torrey Hannah and Parissa (group) from Southwest University, won the bronze award. The competition also offered Excellence Award and Best Popularity Award.
It is told that an increasing number of international students with art ambitions choose to study in China, or even work here. Many domestic colleges and universities are exploring how to improve international students’ study experience and educational quality. Wu Xiaojun, Vice Dean of International Cultural Exchange School, said, “It is of vital importance to make full use of professional advantages which shall be incorporated into international student education. Donghua University has taken the advantages of distinctive disciplines such as fashion and design, and encouraged students to work hard on professional studies. The university has built various platforms for exchanges and practice, such as design competitions and international student cultural festival, hoping that the students will make progress in both language and professional abilities and convert what they have learnt into effective support for their career. This is our original intention for the competition, a major effort made by DHU to serve the connotation construction of universities.”
